The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of Romanticism. This artistic and cultural movement was constantly striving for new ideas and new beginnings, during a particularly turbulent time in social, political and natural history. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the romantic masters and their works today.
The reason and order of the classical period were balanced out in the romantic period by emotion and imagination. The word romanticism is derived from the French literary terms roman and romantique. Programme music uses melodies and instrumental colours to tell a story, to take the listener on a musical journey. The most prominent of all program music is undoubtedly the symphonic poem, created, explored and developed by composers such as Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana.
Compared to the Classical Period, the melodies of the romantic period became less and less regular and symmetrical, and the harmony more and more chromatic and dissonant. As the romantic period progressed, the possibilities of traditional tonality became more and more exhausted, and the beginning of the 20th century saw the departure from classical structure and form, and the movement towards modern and contemporary classical music.
In order to broaden the sound palate which set the mood and atmosphere for the romantic period, new instruments began to appear in the orchestra, and voices began to be deployed, choirs and soloists began to be introduced into traditional instrumental works. Throughout the 19th century, the fashion was expansion, both in music for Symphony Orchestra and in Choral Music, the forces grew and grew, far beyond the imagination of any of the classical composers of the previous century.
In the 19th century, Opera flourished, be it Italian verismo, French "Grand Opera", or Wagner’s new world of music theatre. The most important opera composers of the 19th century were Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 463162
Grande Marche
Classic Series Maecenas Music
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 377387
Chicago Brass Quintet Series~Crown Music Press
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 369526
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 369207
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 373378
Recorder Ensembles
for: BFL ENSEMBLE (SOPSAATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 368916
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 362069
for: Piano
Item no.: 363602
for: String orchestra
PART ST (4/3/2/2/1)
Item no.: 361551
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 552988
for: Trumpet, organ
Item no.: 556716
Klassik
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 330077
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 326867
for: 4 clarinets
Item no.: 327756
for: Piano
Item no.: 580672
for: Piano
Item no.: 580668
for: Piccolo and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 326569
for: Mixed choir (SAB), 2 clarinets (B-flat), 2 horns (F), organ; 2 violins, double bass ad. lib.
Organ reduction
Item no.: 1161109
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 477216
Art Of Brass Vienna
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Item no.: 126471
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1350501
Opus 39, N°8
for: Cello, guitar
Buch
Item no.: 1070601
for: Cello, guitar
Buch
Item no.: 1070626
for: Balalaika and Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 1071734
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Vocal score Bass 1,2
Item no.: 1043139
violin concert
Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654129
Klassik
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1171749
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1195054
for: CD / (2 GIT)
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 243127
for: GES-M 3 FAG 4 HRN
Score, Parts
Item no.: 346094
for: Male choir, piano
Item no.: 465210
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 210242
Pagani
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Item no.: 456644
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 445372
for: Accordion
Item no.: 376502
for: Cello, strings
PART ST (2/2/1/1/1)
Item no.: 362124
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 161647
for: Concert band
Item no.: 137100
aus dem "Jungbrunnen"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 645754
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 913369
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201024
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201105
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201294
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1203076
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1043535
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1201322
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201133
Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts ziehn
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 643287
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